Although she was a Southern California resident for more than half her life, Zena Thorpe was born in England, and her work reflects Britain’s ancient history. She learned all needle crafts except quilting from her mother, who was very patient in showing and explaining.
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Zena Thorpe, author of the AQS book Beautiful Wildflower Appliqué, shows you how to make tiny Yo-Yo flowers in this video. This useful method will allow you to make small flowers that can be used singly or grouped together for beautiful blossoms.
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Want to learn about a variety of topics at the AQS Quilt Show at the DeVos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids, August 22 – 25, 2012? The lectures are one hour in length, and are presented by our talented teaching staff. The lectures are: Developing the Artist
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AQS book and magazine authors were well represented in the winners’ circle of the 2010 IQA “A World of Beauty” judged show in Houston last week. Congratulations to Sharon Schamber of Payson, Arizona, for winning the Handi Quilter best-of-show award with her
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OK, “Meet Me in Des Moines, Myrna” doesn’t have quite the ring to it Judy Garland gave to “Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis” in the almost-eponymous movie, but this really is an open invitation to come see me during our show this October 6 – 9
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Nothing sparks inspiration like a new quilt book, and AQS has just released four great titles. So many quilters kept asking her for an updated book, Gwen Marston has authored Liberated Quiltmaking II. It is much more than a revision of the 1996 book, Liberated Quiltmaking,
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Congratulations to Paducah’s own Caryl Bryer Fallert for winning Best of Show at the IQA 2009 show in Houston! She is shown above left with a corner of “On the Wings of a Dream,” a self-portrait that garnered Caryl the $10,000 top prize, sponsored by
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